Wire-clamp



(No Model.)

D. E ROWLAND. WIRE CLAMP.

No. 531,700. Patented Jan. 1, 1895.

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PATENT FFlCEe DAVID E. ROXVLAND, OF CANTON, OHIO.

WlRE-CLAM P.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 531,700, dated January1, 1895.

Application filed May 5, 1394. Serial No- 610,214- (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, DAVID E. ROWLAND, a citizen of the United States,residing at Canton, in the county of Stark and State of Ohio, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in ire-Clamps; andI dohereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exactdescription of the same, reference be ing had to the annexed drawings,making a part of this specification, and to the letters of referencemarked thereon, in which- Figure 1, is a View showing my inventionapplied to use, and illustrating an ordinary hoist for drawing theclamps toward each other. Fig. 2, is a view of one of the clamps,showing the same brought into proper position to clamp a wire. Fig. 3,is a similar view, showing the reverse side of the clamp. Fig. 4, is aview of the clamp, showing the same open, and in position to receive thewire designed to be clamped. Fig. 5, is a detached view of the slidingjaw. Fig. 6, is a transverse section of the clamp.

The present invention has relation to wire clamps, designed andcalculated to bring the ends of a parted wire into proper position to beattached together, and it consists in the different parts andcombination of parts hereinafter described and particularly pointed outin the claim.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all thefigures of the drawings.

In the accompanying drawings A, represents the body of the clamp, whichis substantially of the form shown in the drawings, and as shown, it isprovided with the grooved flange a, which grooved flan go is locatedupon one side of the body, and is so arranged that it will form thefixed jaw of the clamp proper.

To the body A, is pivotally attached the arm B, which arm is providedwith the shoulder b, said shoulder being for the purpose hereinafterdescribed.

The sliding jaw (1, is located against the face of the body A, and isprovided with the groove 0, said groove corresponding substantially withthe groove formed in the flange a. The sliding jaw O is provided withthe side extension d, which side extension is extended The sliding jawG, is provided with the.

curved shoulder or face g, which curved shoulder or face is so locatedthat it will come in cont-act with the shoulder b, said shoulder 6,being curved so as to act as an eccentric and thereby impart a slidingmovement to the jaw O as hereinafter described.

In use, when it is desired to place a wire in proper position to beclamped, the difierent parts are placed in the position illustrated inFig. 4, which leaves an opening between the clamping jaws of suflicientsize to insert the wire designed to be clamped. After the wire has beenproperly placed, the bar D, is moved longitudinally, which movementbrings the sliding jaw 0 toward the grooved flange 01., thereby clampingthe wire.

For the purpose of preventing the clamp proper from tilting when strainis brought upon the bar D, the link f, is provided.

It will be understood that in order to bring the ends of a wire togetherto be attached, two clamps must be employed; one clamp to be placed uponeach section of the wire. In the drawings, I have illustrated a hoistprovided with two hooks h, which hooks engage with the eyes is.

It will be understood that as the rope E is pulled the sheave blocks Fwill be drawn toward each other, thereby bringing the clamps togetherwith their sections of wire toward each other.

It will be understood that the rope E, may be properly looked after thesections of wire have been brought into the proper position to befastened.

I do not desire to limit the present invention to the hoist or sheaveblocks shown; but have illustrated this device as one of many that maybe used to bring the clampstoward each other. 7 Having fully describedmy invention, what i I claim as new, and desire to secure by LettersPatent, is

The combination of a body, provided with the grooved flange a, and aslot; the sliding jaw O, provided with the curved shoulder or ledge g,the pivoted arm B, provided with 10 the extension e, the extension clformed'upon the sliding jaw O, the bar D and the link f, substantiallyasand for the purpose specified.

In testimony that; I claim the above I have hereunto subscribed my namein the presence of two witnesses.

DAVID E. R0 W'LAND.

Witnesses:

E. A. 0. SMITH, F. W. BOND.

